Toy gun.



G. W. NEWTON.

TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11. I916.

1,21 1,870. Patented. Jan. 9, 1917.

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TOY GUN.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

j Application filed January 11,1916. Serial No. 71,445.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE lV. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Toy Gun, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a toy gun of the pistol type having a bell received within the shell of the gun preferably in its chamber and similar to the ordinarycylinder chamber of'a revolver or pistol, and having a hammer and trigger and suitable mechanism of comparatively simple construction, whereby the hammer will ordinarily be held. away from engagement with the bell, which parts are so arranged that by pulling the trigger the hammer may be first raised and then subjected to the action of a spring, whereby it is made to strike the bell and then moved away from contact with the bell. I p

A further object is to provide such a gun with simple and inexpensive means for mounting the movable parts, whereby the cost of the manufacture may be held at the minimum.

My invention consists in the construction,

arrangement and combination of the various parts of the devlce, whereby the ob ects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

in which:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a toy gun embodying my invention. a central, vertical, longitudinal, sectional view, through the same. Fig. 3 shows a similar view of a part of a gun with the movable parts in their positions assumed at the end of the pull on the trigger, and Fig. 4 shows a sectional View taken on the line el1 of Fig. 2.

My improved gun comprises a hollow shell made in two opposite halves each comprising a cylinder portion indicated in the accompanying drawings by the references numeral 10, a barrel portion 11 and a socket or butt portion 12. The halves may be secured together by means of rivets or the like extending through opposite projecting flanges 18.

Mounted within the cylinder chamber 10 of the gun is a gong bell 14-, which will again be referred to. The movable parts of a in the upper part of the stock.

Fig. 2 shows gun are preferably assembled and mounted before being placed within the gun shell, upon a plate 15 having a portion received within the upper part of the stock, as clearly shown in Figs.'2 and 4;, and a portion ex tending forwardly in the gun adjacent to the'inner side of the cylinder chamber 10, as shown in Fig. 4. By so assembling the parts of the plate such assembled parts may all be mounted on the gun stock'and cylinder at once. A hammer 16 is pivoted at its lower end to the central portion'of that part of the plate 15 which is received in the stock of the gun. A portion of the hammer proje cts upwardly through a suitable opening The ham iner 16 has a forwardly projecting lug 17 for striking the bell 14.

' Pivotally mounted below the hammer 16 on the lower part of the plate 15 is a trigger 18, having a portion projecting downwardly through a suitable opening in the stock of the gun. The upper end of. the trigger 18 is spaced slightly below the lower end of the hammer l6, and has an upwardly projecting lug 19.

Formed on the lower portion of the hammer 16 is a forwardly projecting portion 20 to whichispivot'ed a plate 21 which extends downwardly beyond the hammer 16, and has at its lower rearward portion a laterally extending'flange 22 adapted to be engaged by the lug 19 in certain position of the movement of the trigger 18. The plate 21 extends upwardly beyond the portion 20 and has at its upper end a laterally extending lug 23 extending in the opposite direction from the direction of extension of the flange 22 and away from the hammer 16, as

shown in Fig. 2. 7

Approximately at the central forward portion of the hammer 16 is a laterally ex} tending lug 24 arranged to stand in the path 18 rearwardly of the pivotal point of such ASSIGNOR T0 W. JOHNSON, OF DES IVIOINES, IOWA. f

. the lugs 25 and 23, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The forward end of the portion 30 also engages the lower'edge of the lug 24;.

.The spring, the hammer and the portion 21 are so arranged that the spring normally holds the hammer with the portion 17 slightly spaced from thebell by the engagement of the spring portion 30 with the lugs 25 and- 2-1 and also by its engagement with the lug 23, whereby the lug is normally held in engagement with the lug 24.

The parts having been assembled on the plate 15, said plate is placed in one-half of the bell gun shell, and is secured thereto by means of a rivet 31, whereby the bell, the plate, and one-half of the gun shell are secured together, as shown in Fig. l. The plate 15 is also preferably made, so that it fits against the shell of the gun at its upper and lower edges, so that it is held firmly against movement. The parts having been assembled in the half of the bell gun shell, the other half is assembled in position and secured to the half in which the parts are mounted.

I will now describe the operation of the movable parts. When the lower part of the trigger 18 is drawn rearwardly to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the lug 19 engages the flange 22 of the plate 21, thereby forcing the lower part of the plate forwardly and moving the plate on its pivotal point for causing the lug 23 to engage the lug 24: and force the hammer rearwardly against the pressure of the spring portion 30 on the lug 25. hen the trigger has been pulled far enough so that the lug 19 clears the flange 22, the upward pressure of the spring 30. against the lug 25 will swing the hammer sharply forwardly, whereby the portion 17 is caused to swing past its normal position and strike the bell 14. The spring then moves rearwardly to its normal position. In operating the gun it will be seen that it is unnecessary to touch the hammer, the gun being entirely operated by the movement of the trigger and the action of the spring.

It will be seen that the parts are of comparatively simple construction, so that most all of them can be stamped out with dies and prints, so that they can be made at a minimum cost. The movable parts are assembled on the plate 15, which can be done much more easily than could be done if they were secured directly to the gun snell. The plate is then installedin the gun by one fastening means, namely the rivet 31, and the gun shell halves are fastened together, whereupon the device is complete.

lhe parts when made of suitable metal are very durable, sothat the gun is com paratively long lived. a

It will be understood that some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my improved toy gun withoutdeparting from its essential features and purposes, and it is my intention to cover by this application any such changes which may be included within the scope of my claims.

I claim as my invention 1.

1. In a toy gun, a shell, a bell in said shell, a plate adapted to fit within the shell and be secured thereto, and an operative mechanism for striking said bell mounted on said plate.

2. In a toy gun, a shell, a plate adapted to fit within said shell, a bell, means for securing said bell'to said plate and to the wall of said shell, and an operative mechanism mounted on said plate for striking said hell.

3. In a toy gun, a hollow shell made in parts adapted to be secured to each other, a plate adapted to be mounted within said hollow shell, a bell, means for securing said bell to said plate and to the wall of said shell, and operative mechanism mounted on said plate adapted tostrike and ring said bell, having a part projecting through said shell.

Des Moines, Iowa, October 28, 1915.

GEO. W. NEWTON- Copies of this patent may be obtained for-five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

